Shoe having a molded counterstiffener therein and method of making the same



Oct. 19 192 I M. L. DODGE SHOE HAVING A MOLDED COUNTERSTIFFENER THEREIN AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed June 16. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 19', 1926.

M, DODGE SHOE HAVING A MOLDED COUNTERSTIFFENBR THEREIN AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed June 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 19, 1926.

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SHOE HAVING A MOLDED COUNTERSTIFFENER' THEREIN ANDMETHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Application filedlune 16, 1923.

ener is in temper and in the subsequent dry- 1 ing operation the flange bends back somewhat so that its outer face is-not ina ,plane but is somewhat convex downwardly. This action takes place both longitudinallyand laterally of the stiffener and prevents the counter stiffener at .theouter edge of the flange from making close contactwith ,the shoe sole. This defect detracts from the appearance of the finished shoe since the upper is spaced from the -count,er e a-dj acentthe sole and is permitted to drawup sharply from the edge of the .sole at the sidesand-rear of the shoe. This also has, the effect of rendering the heel seat of the shoe, particularly when out to receive a wood heel, so sharply convex as to cause considerable diflioulty in effecting a close joint between the upper margin of the heel and the upper si'ncethe permissible depth .of the cavity in the-upper face of the heel is limited by the necessary thickness of its margin for the proper strength. At its forward edge the counter is often raised from the sole forming a considerable space between the shank piece and the upper face of the shoe. This lowers the apparent height of the arch since it is higher within the shoe than on the outside.

According to the present invention after thecounterstiffenerflange is formed. and preferably while the counter is still in temper, it is placed in apress and the flange pressed inwardly beyond the plane of its outeredge, and at-least as far back from'its forward end asthe stitch line between the sole and the'upper of the completed-shoe. This flange is formed with an outwardly projecting bead :back from the inner edge,

- Serial N0. 645,859.

which whenthe counter is in position,,contacts with the sole outwardly of the seam between itcan-d the upper, this seam underlyng the inner edge of the flange. It is within the scope of this invention, however, to form this bead when the 'ilange is formed instead {of in a subsequent operation. When the counter is assembled in theshoe, fastenings such as stitches or staples are then passed through the bead outwardly of the stitch line between the upper, through the between substance and inner portion of these fastenlDQS'bBillQ seated within the channel of the sole, orif desired, a filling or shank piece made fast to the stiffener flanges and to the sole berelied on to hold the bead tight against the shoe upperfoutwardly of the stitch line, or both shank piece and fasteners may be employed. The upper having been turned this rib retains the upper close against the upper face of thesole and holds it to a nicely rounded form, thus efi ecting a verymaterlal'improvement in the appearance of the shoeas well-as uniting the variouspartstin ai more secure manner.

For .a more completeunderstanding of this invention referencemay be hadJt'o the accompanying drawings in which Figure l isa perspective of a counter stiffener constructed according to this invention. v

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal isection through the heel portion of a shoe showing the stiffener in position.

Figures 3 and 4 are fragmentary sections onxthe plane of line aa of Figure 2 show ing theshoe before and after theheel end has-been turned.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation, parts being broken away of a shoe illustrating defects which the constructionof this invention is designed to avoid.

'Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure5.

Referring first to Figures 5and 6, the counteris indicated at Ilia ing an inturned marginalliange 2 by whichit may beattac-hed to the upperface of. the .shoesole and WVlllCll 1n vturn hassuperposed thereon the usualshank piece 3. Where the flange 2 of the counter is downwardly convened it does not lie closely against the shoe sole so that the marginal portion of the counter stiffener adjacent this flange is positioned above the sole. This leaves a space w rich is bridged by the upper a which is unsupported between ti o stitch line 5 with the sole and a portion of the stiffener 6 somewhat above the sole. 'lhis causes the shoe to present a fiat appearance adjacent the sole which in use soon shows the r, vcarance of the shoe. Likewise the forward end of the counter stiffener may be raised up from the sole as shown at 7 in Fig ure 5 forming aspacebetween the shank piece 8 and the upper face of the sole so that the shoe actually has a higher arch than appears from the contour of the lower face of the sole. This also detracts from the appearance of the shoe besides being a source of weakness since the parts are not strongly united. The heel seat portion of the shoe may also be so sharply convex as to prevent the upper margins of a wood heel from closely engaging the upper as is shown in Figure 6 at 9.

To obviate these objections according to this invention, after the stiffener has been molded and the edge flange formed about its lower margin in the usual manner, it is placed in a press and the inner margin of the flange bent upwardly sufficiently so that when the counter is dry it may not spring outwardly beyond the plane of its outer margin. At the sametime a bead, indicated at 10 in Figure l, is pressed downwardly at the junction between the side of the stiffener and the flange, this bead extending rearwardly at least as far as the stitch line between the sole and upper in the finished shoe and it may, if desired be extended completely around the stiffener. The lower face of the, stiffener then lies substantially in a single plane, and if desired may be slightly bowed upwardly longitudinally or bent down at its forward end to closely fit the rear portion of the shank over which it may extend.

After the upper has been made fast to the sole of the shoe, as shown in Figure 3, the counter is placed in position on the sole be fore the heel portion of the shoe has been turned, the bead l0 resting on the upper 11 outwardly of the stitch line 12 which unites the upper and sole, As shown this stitch line extends through the between substance of the sole, the stitches being seated within the usual channel 13. Fastenings such as staples or stitches, shown. at 14, are then passed through the base of the bead 10, the upper l and the between substance of the sole and are seated within the channel 13 beneath and outwardly of the stitches 12. This causes the flange at the forward portion of the counter stiffener to lie tightly wrinkles and detracts from.

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shank piece shown at 8 rests closely against the upper face thereof. ll hen shank piece 8 is employed it is made fast to the count r flange and if a long shank piece is employed its forward end is made fast to the sole and 8 thus acts to hold the forward end of stiffener down and bring the head against the upper outside of the stitch line, and if it extendsthat far, forwardly of the heel. seat where it is not possible to nail the stiffener to the sole. If the shank piece extends only to the forward edge of the stiffener or there about, and it is not attached. to the sole at its forward end, its stifiness acts to hold the head in position. This shank piece may e:;- i tend forwardly of the counter stiffener as shown in Figure 2 or it may terminate substantially in line with its forward edge as may be desired. 7 By this means the appearance of the arch is materially improved as well as the contour of the upper extending from the sole immediately forward of the heel. This construction also materially flattens the heel seat portion of the shoe that a wood heel having its upper face formed concave may closely engage the up per about the margin of the heel seat without requiring an excessive depth of cavity in the upper face of the heel.

While this invention has been shown applied to turn shoes it may also be applied to shoes of other types such as welts and McKays. --fav1ng thus described an embodiment this 1nvent1on, it should be evident that ramade therein without departing from spirit or scope as defined by the appcndc claims.

I claim:

1. A shoe comprising a sole, a counter stiffener having a sole attaching flange, an upper enclosing said stiffener and made fast to said sole, and means for fastening the flange of said counter stiffener to said sole outwardly of the attaching line between said upper and sole.

2. A shoe comprising a sole, a counter stiffener having a sole attaching flange, an upper enclosing said stiffener and made fast to said sole, and means for holding the flange of said counter stiffener to said sole outwardly of the attaching line between said upper and sole and forwardly of the heel seat.

3. A shoe comprising a sole, a counter stiffener having a sole attaching flange, an upper enclosing said stiffener and made fast to said sole, and means for fastening-the flange of said counter stiffener at its forward ends to said sole outwardly of the attaching line between said upper and sole.

4.1K shoe comprising a sole, a counter stiffener having a sole attaching flange, an upper enclosing said stiffener, means for fastening said upper to said sole through the between substance thereof, and means for attaching said flange to the sole through the between substance.

5. A shoe comprising a sole, a counter stiffener having a sole attaching flange, an upper enclosing said stiffener, means for fastening said upper to said sole through the between substance thereof, and means for attaching said flange at its forward ends to the sole through the between substance.

6. A shoe having a counter stiffener provided with a marginal flange, a sole, an upper attached to said sole and overlaid by said flange, said flange having a downwardly extended bead resting on the upper outside the line of its attachment to the sole, and means for fixing said head to said sole forwardly of the shoe heel seat.

7. A shoe having a counter stiffener provided with a marginal sole attaching flange, said flange being formed with a downwardly extending bead back from its free edge, a sole, and means passing through said bead for attaching said stiffener to the sole.

8. A, shoe having a counter stiffener provided with a marginal sole attaching flange, said flange being formed with a downwardly extending bead back from its free edge, a sole, and means passing through said bead for holding said stiffener to the sole forwardly of the heel seat.

9. A shoe having a counter stiffener provided with a marginal sole attaching flange, said flange being formed with a downwardly extending bead back from its free edge, a sole, and means for attaching said stifl'ener to the sole passing through said bead and the between substance of the sole.

10. A shoe having a counter stiflener provided with a marginal flange, sole and an upper attached to the margin of said sole, said flange having a downwardly extending bead back from its edge resting on the upper outside the line of its attachment to the sole, and a fastener passed through said bead, the upper, and between substance of the sole.

11. A shoe having a counter stiffener provided with a marginal flange, a sole and an upper attached to the margin of said sole, said flange having a downwardly extending bead back from its edge resting on the upper outside the line of its attachment to the sole, and a fastener passed through said head, upper, and sole.

12. The method which comprises forming a downwardly extending head back fromthe edge of the sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at its forward ends, asse bllng said counter stiffener in a shoe with said bead bearing on the shoe upper out- .wardly of the stitch line between the upper edge of the sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at its forward ends, assembling said counter stifl'ener in a shoe *ith said bead bearing on the shoe upper, and attaching the stiffener in position through said bead.

15. The method which comprises forming a downwardly extending head back from the edge of the sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at sembling said counter stiffener in a shoe with said bead bearing on the shoe upper outwardly of the stitch line between the upper and the sole, and inserting fasteners through said bead, upper, and sole outwardly of said stitch line.

16. The method which comprises forming a downwardly extending bead back from the edge of the sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at its forward ends, assembling said counter stiffener in a shoe with said bead overlying and bearing on the shoe upper outwardly of the stitch line between the upper and the sole, and holding said bead against the sole forwardly of the heel seat.

17. The method which comprises forming a downwardly extending bead back from the edge of the sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at its forward ends, assembling said counter stiffener in a shoe, and passing fastening means through said bead and the shoe upper and sole.

18. The method which comprises forming a downwardly extending head back from the edge of the sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at its forward ends, assembling said counter stiffener in a shoe with said bead bearing on the shoe upper outwardly of the stitch line between the upper and the sole, and inserting fasteners through said bead, upper and sole outwardly of said stitch line and passing through the between substance of the sole.

19. The method which comprises forming its forward ends, as-

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I a downwardly extending head back from the edge of a sole attaching flange of a molded counter stiffener at its forward ends, assembling said counter stiffener and a shank piece in 4 shoe xx 'h said head heaving on the shoe upper oxmvardly of the stitch line between the upper and sole, and attaching;

the forward portion of the shank piece to the sole whereby to hold said head against the upper forwardly of the heel seat of the 10 sole.

In testimony whereof I have alhxed my signatufe.

MILTON L. DODGE. 

